HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the Youth Justice Board has published the survey of children in custody 2013/14, an analysis of 12 to 18 year olds’ perceptions of their experience in secure training centres and young offender institutions.

Research in Practice has published a report, entitled That difficult age: developing a more effective response to risks in adolescence, warning that existing child protection systems are failing to meet the complex needs of adolescents.

A new review by the Institute of Volunteering Research has brought together existing evidence on the outcomes of youth volunteering, social action and leadership and on the metrics which can be used to measure them.